Market Power in Transition: Antitrust in the Age of Digital and AI-Driven Markets
Friday, February 6, 2026 | Marriott Marquis
The Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University hosted a one-day conference bringing together leading scholars, enforcers, policymakers, and practitioners to examine the implications of digital platforms, AI-driven markets, and evolving forms of market power for antitrust and competition polic
The program was organized around four interrelated themes reflected across the panels: the role of data, compute, and digital infrastructure in shaping competitive dynamics; the application of antitrust to labor markets; the interaction of state, federal, and international enforcement approaches; and the scope and limits of antitrust in addressing potential harms associated with digital and data-driven markets. Through moderated, cross-disciplinary discussions, the conference assessed existing tools, explored areas of debate and uncertainty, and considered how competition law and economic analysis may evolve as markets, technologies, and institutional approaches continue to change.
This event offered New York CLE credits in the Areas of Professional Practice, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, and Ethics.
Organized by Paola Valenti, Columbia Business School and the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy.